Telegram-herald., 1887-08-06
tbs VOLUNTEER WINS.
A Pretty Race OF tho Yachts at Newport
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
NEwPoar, T. l.. Aug 5-There has scarce
ly been better day than today for a yacht
race, within three weeks. The day dawned
bright with light wind from the south
east Fog was thick over the maven at sua-
rise, bat the suns rays soon dispelled il,
and left the horizon clear and made il
beautiful The harbor was lively scene.
The yachts, which were clustered together
began 10 ciear their decks aud hoist sails,
preparatory 10 leaving. Everything was
made snug and ship-shape aboard all the
crafts. and iine race looked for. By 8
O'Clock the wind had veered little south,
and was blowing more freshly wit n
COOK prospect of more TO follow.
At $50 numbers were assigned the yachts
and preparations for the departure became
more active. The harbor was fairly alive
with small craft, Hitting about among the
yachts 10 see them start, and going TO the
lght-ship TO witness the start from there
The entries as announced from the flagship
included the Noluteer. Sachem, Puritan,
Atlantic, Priscilla and Mayhower.
The race was for the Geolete cups, and
was open TO all schOoners and sloops of
New York and Eastern yacht clubs. rhe
course is triangle.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the yachts were
| all at the starting point, working for good
positions. AZ fifteen minutes past
ten the signal g1ns were fired and the
race bsgan. The distance TO be sailed
was shout forty miles, no time limit. The
| big sloops crossed IN the following order.
! Puritan, Mayfiower. Volunteer. Priscilla,
| Atlantic. The Puritan crossed first of
| schOoners. The others were punched so as
70 be undistinguishable.
| The wind ireshened, and at 11:l5 the
| yachts were hull down on the first length
| OF the course and no change appsrenti in the
position OF tire leaders. The start was a
| good one and the yachts were bowling off
at good speed.
The Puritan, which took tee lead at the
| start, continued steadily 10 lead the feet
On clearinGthe first turning point the po-
| sitiOns remained unchanged. except that
| the Volunteer had gained still more on the
| Puritan and the Sachem on the schooners.
| The yachts passed West Island at $40 in
| the following order: Volunteer. Puritan.
| Mayilower, Atsutic, Priscilla. At SIS the
| Volunteer crossed the line full mile ahead.
The race was decided success. The
| Volunteer was badly crowded among the
| schooners at the start and lost time there.
| It Is generally thought she is at least eight
minutes better than the Mayflower. The
| Volunteer covered the forty mile course in
four hours fifty-hve minutes. The May
| flower followed almost nine minutes later.
| Atlantic third, time five hours five minutes,
| Puritan fourth. FIVE hours eleven minutes.
! and Priscilla fifth, five hours thirteen mil
| utes.
The Volunteer was launched at the ship
| yard of Pusey * Jones, in Wilmington,
| Del, early In the morning on June 30. Her
| length is log feet over all, ~nd her depth is
| 10 feet inches Her width is % feet 2
| inches, and her length on thd water line So
feet inches. She draws about ten feet OF
water.
The new slOop varies a good deal more
| from the model OF the May flower than
these figures indicate. The keel is more
! like a rocker than that Of the Mayfiower,
rising gradually from point just abaft her
center to the stern post, and rising very
rapidly forward TO the stem. In other
words her forefoot is cut away more than
the Mayflower's. Although not quite so
wide over all as the Mayfower. the new
sloop was designed to be more stable,
| her width at the water line being quite
as great as that of the Older sloop.
while her depth is greater, and
in consequence OF having her ballast all in
| her lOg-dOwn keel. her center Of gravity is
| lower. Her mast is set well aft, differing in
this particular considerably from the
/ Thistle il IS said. The Volunteers boom
Is - feet long, or two feet more than the
/ MayflOwer's. Her lower mast is s6 feet
long, OF three feet more than the May
| towers. Her tOpmast is Is feet inches
! long. OF one foot three inches more than
| the Mayfiowers. Her spinnaker boom i.
| - feet long. or two feet longer than the
| Nsy7Overs. Her gaff is 80 feet long and
| her o0wsprlt 81 feet 3 inches.